{"id":763867,"date":"2026-02-20T05:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/763867\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T05:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:23:33","slug":"ex-iowa-assistant-hired-to-coach-ashton-jeanty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/763867\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Iowa assistant hired to coach Ashton Jeanty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> plucked from the college ranks Thursday to help <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/ashton-jeanty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ashton Jeanty<\/a>. And this former Iowa assistant will join <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/raiders-news-watch-klint-kubiak-arrive-in-las-vegas-with-family-after-super-bowl-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Klint Kubiak led coaching staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2024653181582454872?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">revealed who&#8217;s officially heading to Sin City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer Iowa RB coach Omar Young has been named the running backs coach of the Las Vegas Raiders,\u201d Schefter posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously developing Jeanty and the rest of the RB room rises to the forefront for Young. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/raiders-news-klint-kubiak-message-ashton-jeanty-that-guarantees-success\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Especially with Kubiak likely bringing in a run-heavy approach<\/a> via the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n<p>Young, though, brings plenty of NFL experience into his new post.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Iowa assistant has unique ties to Raiders<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3708780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashton-Jeanty-pregame.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty (2) enters the field before the game against the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>While the franchise relocated to Las Vegas back in Jan. 2020, the team has deep Oakland roots.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as Young&#8217;s place of birth.<\/p>\n<p>Young grew up around the Silver and Black and got one of his early coaching starts in the Bay Area. He once guided the wide receivers at DeAnza College in 2009. He&#8217;s also a Berkeley High graduate.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns handed him his first NFL gig in 2015 as an offensive assistant. He later became quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers from 2017-18. The Chicago Bears and New England Patriots (under then head coach Jerod Mayo) were two more league stops.<\/p>\n<p>Young has no previous connection to Kubiak. However, he&#8217;s familiar with incoming offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko \u2014 as both were past Bears assistants.<\/p>\n<p>Kubiak continues to build out his first staff including <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/raiders-news-las-vegas-another-seahawks-coach-join-klint-kubiak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">luring Seahawks assistant Rick Dennison<\/a> with him to Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Las Vegas Raiders plucked from the college ranks Thursday to help Ashton Jeanty. 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